Sunan Abī Dāwūd
Injunctions about Witr
Contents
Page 1 nos. 1416–1440
- 1416Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Allah is single (witr) and loves what is single, so obse…
- 1417The above mentioned tradition has also been narrated by 'Abd Allah (b. Mas'ud) through a different chain …
- 1418Narrated Kharijah ibn Hudhafah al-Adawi: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out to us and said: Allah the Ex…
- 1419Narrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: The witr is a duty, so he who doe…
- 1420Narrated Ubadah ibn as-Samit: Ibn Muhayriz said: A man from Banu Kinanah, named al-Makhdaji, heard a pers…
- 1421Ibn 'Umar said: A man who lived in the desert asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about the prayer at night.…
- 1422Narrated AbuAyyub al-Ansari: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The witr is a duty for every Muslim so if anyone wishe…
- 1423Narrated Ubayy ibn Ka'b: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to observe witr with (reciting) "Glorify the nam…
- 1424Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: AbdulAziz ibn Jurayj said: I asked Aisha, mother of the believers: With w…
- 1425Narrated Al-Hasan ibn Ali: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) taught me some words that I say during the witr. (T…
- 1426The aforesaid tradition has been transmitted by Abu Ishaq with the same chain and to the same effect. In …
- 1427Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say at the end of his witr: "O Allah, I see…
- 1428Muhammad reported on the authority of some of his teachers that Ubayy b. Ka'b led them in prayer during R…
- 1429Narrated Ubayy ibn Ka'b: Al-Hasan reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab gathered the people (in tarawih prayer) b…
- 1430Narrated Ubayy ibn Ka'b: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) offered salutation in the witr prayer, he said: …
- 1431Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone oversleeps and misses the witr, or forgets i…
- 1432Abu Hurairah said: My friend (i.e. the Prophet) instructed me to observe three practices that I do not le…
- 1433Abu Al-Darda' said: My friend (i.e. the Prophet) instructed me to observe three practices which I never l…
- 1434Narrated AbuQatadah: The Prophet (ﷺ) asked AbuBakr: When do you observe the witr? He replied: I observe t…
- 1435Masruq said: I asked 'Aishah: When would the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observe the witr prayer ? She replied…
- 1436Ibn 'Umar reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: Make haste to observe the witr prayer before morning
- 1437Abd Allah b. Abu Qais said: I asked 'Aishah about the witr observes by the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). She re…
- 1438Ibn 'Umar reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as suing: Make the last of your prayer at night a witr
- 1439Narrated Talq ibn Ali: Qays ibn Talq said: Talq ibn Ali visited us on a certain day during Ramadan. He re…
- 1440Abu Hurairah said: By Allah, I shall offer prayer like that of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). The narrator s…
Page 2 nos. 1441–1465
- 1441Al-Bara' said: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite the supplication in the dawn prayer. The version of Ibn Mu'…
- 1442Abu Hurairah said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recited the supplication in the night prayer for a month. H…
- 1443Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recited the supplication (Qunut) daily for a mont…
- 1444Muhammad reported: Anas b. Malik was asked whether the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had recited supplication in…
- 1445Anas b. Malik said: The Prophet (ﷺ) recited the supplication for a month (in prayer) and then gave it up
- 1446Narrated Someone who prayed with the Prophet: Muhammad ibn Sirin said: Someone who prayed the morning pra…
- 1447Zaid b. Thabit said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) built a chamber in the mosque. He used to come out at nig…
- 1448Ibn 'Umar reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Some offer prayer in your houses; do not make th…
- 1449Abd Allah b. Habshi al-Khath'ami said: The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked: Which of the actions is better ? He rep…
- 1450Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: May Allah show mercy to a man who gets up during the night an…
- 1451Narrated AbuSa'id ; AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When a man himself wakes at night and wakens his w…
- 1452Uthman reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: The best among you is he who learns and teaches the Qur'an
- 1453Mu'adh al-Juhani reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone recites the Qur'an and acts acc…
- 1454Aishah reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: One who is skilled in the Qur'an is associated with the noble,…
- 1455Abu Hurairah reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: No people get together in a house of the houses of Allah…
- 1456Uqbah b. 'Amir al-Juhani said: When we were in the Suffah, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) asked: Which of you…
- 1457Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: All praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Unive…
- 1458Abu Sa'id b. al-Mu'alla said that when he was praying the Prophet (ﷺ) passed by him and he called him. He…
- 1459Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was given seven repeated long surahs, while Moses…
- 1460Ubayy b. Ka'b said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Abu al-Mundhir, which verse of Allah's Book that you…
- 1461Abu Sa'id al-Khudri said: A man heard another man reciting "Say, He is Allah, One" He was repeating it. W…
- 1462Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir: I was driving the she-camel of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) during a journey. He s…
- 1463Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir: White I was travelling with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) between al-Juhfah and al-…
- 1464Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: One who was devoted to the Qur'an …
- 1465Qatadah said: I asked Anas about the recitation of the Qur'an by the Prophet (ﷺ). He said: He used to exp…
Page 3 nos. 1466–1490
- 1466Narrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin: Ya'la ibn Mumallak said that he asked Umm Salamah about the recitat…
- 1467Abd Allah b. Mughaffal said: On the day of the Conquest of Mecca I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) riding …
- 1468Narrated Al-Bara' ibn Azib: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Beautify the Qur'an with your voices
- 1469Narrated Sa'd ibn AbuWaqqas: (The narrator Qutaibah said: This tradition has been narrated by Sa'id b. Ab…
- 1470This tradition has also been transmitted by Sa'd (b. Abi Waqqas) from the Prophet (ﷺ) in a similar manner…
- 1471Narrated AbuLubabah: Ubaydullah ibn Yazid said: AbuLubabah passed by us and we followed him till he enter…
- 1472Waki' and Ibn 'Uyainah said (explaining the meaning of taghanni):This means that the Qur'an makes a man n…
- 1473Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Allah has not listened to anything as He does…
- 1474Narrated Sa'd ibn Ubadah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: No man recites the Qur'an, then forgets it, but will meet…
- 1475Umar b. al-Khattab said: I heard Hisham b. Hakim (b. Hizam) reciting Surah al-Furqan in a different manne…
- 1476Al-Zuhri said: These modes of reading aimed at the same point, not different in respect of lawful and unl…
- 1477Ubayy b. Ka'b reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Ubayy, I was asked to recite the Qur'an and I was asked: '…
- 1478Ubayy b. Ka'b said: The Prophet (ﷺ) was present at the pool of Banu Ghifar, Gabriel came to him and said:…
- 1479Narrated An-Nu'man ibn Bashir: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Supplication (du'a') is itself the worship. (He then…
- 1480Narrated Sa'd ibn AbuWaqqas: Ibn Sa'd said: My father (Sa'd ibn AbuWaqqas) heard me say: O Allah, I ask T…
- 1481Narrated Fudalah ibn Ubayd,: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) heard a person supplicating during prayer. He did…
- 1482Aishah said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) liked comprehensive supplication and abandoned other kinds
- 1483Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:"One of you should not say (in his supplicatio…
- 1484Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:"One of you is granted an answer (to his suppl…
- 1485Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Do not cover the walls. He who sees the letter of his …
- 1486Narrated Malik ibn Yasar as-Sakuni, al-Awfi: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When you make requests to Allah, do so…
- 1487Narrated Anas ibn Malik: I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) supplicating Allah in this manner with the palm…
- 1488Narrated Salman al-Farsi: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Your Lord is munificent and generous, and is ashamed to t…
- 1489Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: Ikrimah quoted Ibn Abbas as saying: When asking for something you should rai…
- 1490In another version Ibn 'Abbas said: Earnest supplication should be made like this: he raised his hand and…
Page 4 nos. 1491–1515
- 1491The above mentioned tradition has also been transmitted in a similar manner by Ibn 'Abbas from the Messen…
- 1492Narrated Yazid ibn Sa'id al-Kindi: When the Prophet (ﷺ) made supplication (to Allah) he would raise his h…
- 1493Narrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) heard a man saying: O Allah, I ask Thee, I bea…
- 1494The aforesaid tradition has been transmitted through a different chain of narrators by Malik b. Mighwal. …
- 1495Narrated Anas ibn Malik: I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and a man was offering prayer. He …
- 1496Asma daughter of Yazid reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying:"Allah's Greatest Names is in these two verses:…
- 1497Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: Ata' said: The quilt of Aisha was stolen. She began to curse the person w…
- 1498Narrated Umar ibn al-Khattab: I sought permission of the Prophet (ﷺ) to perform umrah. He gave me permiss…
- 1499Narrated Sa'd ibn AbuWaqqas: The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by me while I was supplicating by pointing with two f…
- 1500Narrated Sa'd ibn AbuWaqqas: Once Sa'd, with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), visited a woman in front of whom…
- 1501Narrated Yusayrah, mother of Yasir: The Prophet (ﷺ) commanded them (the women emigrants) to be regular (i…
- 1502Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As: I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) counting the glorification of Alla…
- 1503Narrated Abdullah Ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went out from Juwayriyyah (wife of the Prophet). …
- 1504Narrated AbuHurayrah: AbuDharr said: Prophet of Allah. The wealthy people have all the rewards; they pray…
- 1505Al-Mughirah b. Shu'bah reported:"Mu'awiyah wrote to al-Mughirah b. Shu'bah: 'What would the Messenger of …
- 1506Abu Zubair said:"I heard 'Abd Allah b. al-Zubair saying on the pulpit: When the Prophet (ﷺ) finished the …
- 1507Abu al-Zubair said:'Abd Allah b. al-Zubair used to recite this supplication after each (prescribed) praye…
- 1508Narrated Zayd ibn Arqam: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying (the version of Sulayman has: The Mess…
- 1509Ali b. Abi Talib said: When the Prophet (ﷺ) uttered salutation at the end of the prayer, he used to say: …
- 1510Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to supplicate Allah: "My Lord, help me and do not give …
- 1511The aforesaid tradition has also been transmitted by 'Amr b. Murrah through a different chain of narrator…
- 1512Aishah said: When the Prophet (ﷺ) uttered taslim, he used to say: "O Allah, You are As-Salam, and from yo…
- 1513Thawban, the client of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When the Prophet (ﷺ) finished the prayer, he asked fo…
- 1514Narrated AbuBakr as-Siddiq: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: He who asks pardon is not a confirmed sinner, even if h…
- 1515Al-Agharr al-Muzani said (Musaddad in his version of this tradition said that he was a Companion of the P…
Page 5 nos. 1516–1540
- 1516Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: We counted that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would say a hundred times during a…
- 1517Narrated Zayd, the client of the Prophet: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone says: "I ask pardon of Allah th…
- 1518Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone continually asks pardon, Allah will appoint …
- 1519Qatadah asked Anas: Which Supplication would the Prophet (ﷺ) often make ? He replied: The supplication he…
- 1520Sahl b. Hunaif reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: If anyone asks Allah for martyrdom sincerely, A…
- 1521Narrated AbuBakr as-Siddiq: Asma' bint al-Hakam said: I heard Ali say: I was a man; when I heard a tradit…
- 1522Mu'adh b. Jabal reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) caught his hand and said: By Allah, I love you, …
- 1523Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded me to recite Mu'awwidhatan (the last two su…
- 1524Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) liked to supplicate three times and to ask pardo…
- 1525Narrated Asma' daughter of Umays: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: May I not teach you phrases whic…
- 1526Narrated AbuMusa al-Ash'ari: Once we accompanied the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on a journey. When we reached…
- 1527Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari said: They (the Companions) accompanied the Prophet (ﷺ) while they were climbing the …
- 1528The aforesaid tradition has also been transmitted by Abu Musa al-Ash'ari through a different chain of nar…
- 1529Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone says "I am pleased with Alla…
- 1530Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone invokes blessings on me once, Allah will bless him …
- 1531Aws b. Aws reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Among the most excellent of your days is Friday…
- 1532Jabir b. 'Abd Allah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Do not invoke curse on yourselves, and…
- 1533Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: A woman said to the Prophet (ﷺ): Invoke blessing on me as well as on my husb…
- 1534Abu Al-Darda' said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: When a Muslim supplicates for his absent brot…
- 1535Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The supplication which gets the quickest answ…
- 1536Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Three supplications are answered, there being no doubt about …
- 1537Narrated AbuMusa al-Ash'ari: When the Prophet (ﷺ) feared a (group of) people, he would say: "O Allah, we …
- 1538Jabir b. 'Abd Allah said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to teach us the supplication for isthikharah (s…
- 1539Narrated Umar ibn al-Khattab: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to seek refuge in Allah from five things; cowardliness…
- 1540Anas b. Malik said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say: "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from weakness,…
Page 6 nos. 1541–1555
- 1541Anas b. Malik said: I used to serve the Prophet (ﷺ) and often hear him say: "O Allah, I seek refuge in Yo…
- 1542Abd Allah b. 'Abbas said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to teach us this supplication as he taught us t…
- 1543Aishah narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) would supplicate with the following words:"O Allah! I seek refuge in…
- 1544Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say: "O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from poverty", lack an…
- 1545Abd Allah b. 'Umar said that one of the supplications of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was:"O Allah, I seek …
- 1546Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to supplicate by saying: "O Allah, I seek refuge in…
- 1547Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say: "O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from hunger…
- 1548Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say: "O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from four t…
- 1549Anas bin Malik narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) would say:"O Allah, I seek refuge in You from a prayer that …
- 1550Farwah b. Nawfal Al-Ashja'i asked 'Aishah the Mother of the Believers, about the supplication of the Mess…
- 1551Narrated Shakl ibn Humayd: I said: Messenger of Allah, teach me a supplication. He said: Say: "O Allah, I…
- 1552Narrated AbulYusr: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to supplicate: "O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from my…
- 1553The aforesaid tradition has also been transmitted by Abu al-Yusr through a different chain of narrators. …
- 1554Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say: "O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from leprosy, madne…
- 1555Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri: One day the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) entered the mosque. He saw there a man fr…